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2 Kiwi World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 1 Of NZ Open

The New Zealand World Championships roster saw 2 names added on the 1st day of the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.

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Clareburt Clocks 4:15 400 IM, Galyer Hits 2Back Worlds QT On Day 1 Of NZ Open

Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Lewis Clareburt put on a show in the men’s 400m IM to claim his first gold of the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships. 

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Sophie Pascoe Clocks 2 World Para Swimming Records To Kick-off Her NZ Open

Paralympian Sophie Pascoe kicked off the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships in style, nailing two World Para Swimming World Record son just day 1.

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Danish Swimming Federation Confirms Departure Of Truijens & Hansen From NTC

The Dansk Svommeunion (Danish Swimming Federation) has released an official statement regarding the release of two National Training Center coaches.

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Fu Yuanhui Clocks Season-Best 100 Back At Chinese Summer Nats

Olympian Fu Yuanhui hit her fastest 100 back mark of the season at the Chinese Summer Nationals meet, moving her into the #9 world rankings slot.

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World C’ships Broadcast Deal Yet To Be Struck In Australia

Swim fans in Australia may be left in the dark as to how the team fares against the best of the best at this year’s World Championships.

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Top Quotes From Final Night Of Aussie World Trials (Video)

Thomas Fraser-Holmes: “I’ve done 40-50km weeks on my own and you sort of think, ‘is it worth it?’ and on night’s like this, it’s definitely worth it.”

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2019 Aussie World Trials Day 6 Finals: Chalmers Completes Sprint Trifecta

Kyle Chalmers completed his trio of sprint wins, while Minna Atherton and Matthew Temple stepped up big-time to make things happen in their events.

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Aussie World C’ships Roster: Surprise Swimmers Not Making The Cut

Emily Seebohm has won the 200m backstroke world title the past 2 long course World Championships, but she wasn’t able to hit the mark this week.

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Aussie World C’ships Roster: Surprise Qualifiers

On the bubble the entire week, reigning 400m free Olympic champion Mack Horton was named to the Australian roster for the 2019 World Championships.

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Update: Australian Roster For World C’ships Will Remain at 27

Mitch Larkin leads Aussie men in having earned 3 World Championships qualification times, hitting the mark in the 100m & 200m back and 2IM.

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29 Korean Swimmers Ready To Make Host Nation Proud At World Cships

The Korean contingency for their own hosted World Championships contains several Asian Games medalists, giving them a good shot at potential finalists.

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Comeback Complete: Thomas Fraser-Holmes Makes Worlds Squad

Thomas Fraser-Holmes makes the World Championships squad for Australia, putting the gold medal stamp on his career comeback.

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Burnell & Huskisson Head Up British Open Water Worlds Squad

Six swimmers have been named to British Swimming’s open water roster for the 2019 World Championships, including Jack Burnell and Danielle Huskisson.

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Japanese Oncologist: Tokyo 2020 Not Out Of The Question For Rikako Ikee

“It is possible that treatment will be completed this fall,” says an oncologist about Rikako Ikee’s possible leukemia prognosis.

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